Charles Poliquin

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Charles Poliquin is a Canadian strength training coach who has trained world class athletes such as Olympic Gold medal sprinter Donovan Bailey, NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver David Boston, and NHL All Star Chris Pronger among others. Poliquin, a native of Ottawa, Canada, has trained Olympic medalists in 12 different sports,^[1] and possesses a B.Sc. in Kinesiology and a M.Sc. in Exercise Physiology. Poliquin garnered some mainstream recognition for his column in the fitness publication Muscle Media 2000,^[2] where he gave his strength training advice in monthly articles to the general public and also through his five books. His book The Poliquin Principles formatted a basic summary of his training methods and provided insight into the training regimens of some of the world's top athletes.

1 List of trainees
2 External links
3 Trivia
4 Books
5 References

[edit] List of trainees

Donovan Bailey, Olympic Gold Medalist 100 m sprint
David Boston, NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver
Al MacInnis, Retired NHL defenseman, Norris Trophy winner
Joe Nieuwendyk, Florida Panthers, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Stanley Cup winner
Chris Pronger, Anaheim Ducks, winner of Norris and Hart Trophies
Canadian short-track speed-skating team
Dwight Phillips, Olympic Gold Medalist long jumper
Nanceen Perry, World Record Holder 4 x 200 m
Michelle Freeman, former number 1 ranked hurdler in the World
Chris Thorpe, Olympic Silver & Bronze Medalist, Double's Luge
Adam Nelson, World Champion & 2x Olympic Silver Medalist, Shot Put

[edit] External links

Charles Poliquin Seminar Experience

[edit] Trivia

Speaks three different languages (English, French, and German)
His articles have been translated into 7 different languages (English, Swedish, German, French, Italian, Dutch and Japanese)
Has written more than 500 articles.^[1]
Gary Roberts credits Poliquin with helping him make a successful return to the NHL after 2 of his previous return attempts failed due to physical injury.^[3]